that's weird cause i was on limictal but got sick from it. now i'm on trileptal but getting off of it and trying depakote because i don't want to risk memory loss from raising my dose. i had a hard descion but i'd rather risk the carb craving side effect of depakote instead. my pdoc said that lithium was too dangerous and hard to control. so i'd say to go wtih depakote. i'd like to know how it works out for u. good luck, i hate med changes.